Last night, Cherry got intimate with two dozen Round Tablers over a three course meal in Bridlington!
The agent originally said that the client was going to be the Freemasons in Bridlington – so Cherry had started to look for a sequin encrusted pinny on Ebay and had learnt the words to Cliff Richard and the Shadows 1959 hit “Apron Strings”, as she thought this would be funny; but when we were correctly told that it was Bridlington Round Table she thought it wouldn’t be appropriate...not too sure the Freemasons would have thought so either, but then the Freemasons aren’t known for their wacky sense of humour, just their bloody awful dress sense! Unlike the Round Tablers of course...who were all suitably tuxedoed and looked rather smart - I have a penchant for a roomful of men in a tux and dickie...
Well, this was a first for me as I have never been to Bridlington – and the venue was a hotel not too far from the sea front. Needless to say we were very well looked after, a room on the ground floor that was available for Cherry’s dressing room, and we were fed as well, which we really appreciated – (future bookings please take note!!!!)
Again, this was another “first” for Cherry, as it was an all male audience – something that Cherry had not encountered before, so it was going to be an interesting time all round, a drag act in an all male environment...hmmmm. As you may know Cherry likes to push the envelope - well without going into too much detail it was well and truly pushed!
I have to say that it was a lovely night, as the Round Table audience were great sports, considering she abused the majority of them, gave the chairman his very own lap dance, and apparently rendering the group’s gobshite speechless is virtually unheard of, however Cherry managed it – nicely of course. Not too sure about the poor guy who ended up with Cherry's lipstick on his collar, try and explain that one away - thankfully, there were witnesses ...In my opinion, I do believe that it takes more energy and interpersonal skills to entertain the more intimate audiences, as you have to have a rapport with virtually every person in the room for the night to succeed, otherwise you go down like Julian Clary on an oil rig!!
Well, as usual, the night went too fast, but the Round Tablers were a great audience and their appreciation was wholly showed by giving Cherry a standing ovation, which I personally felt was a lovely touch.
I was stopped by one of the gents afterwards and he commented on the fact that I had spent most of my night laughing along as well, which I truly had done. As I do know Cherry’s act verbatim, it is amazing how much she still can make me laugh...
